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Originally Posted by ilikecats
Do you think being a therapist is a real job? A comment on another thread made me think about this. What qualities would make a job count as real? Why would being a therapist count or not count?
Personally, I think being a therapist is a real job. But I find it interesting that some people disagree, and I'd like to hear your opinions.
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There's much more to being a T than showing up to listen to people, help or not help them, then terminate the process. I listened to an audio book titled, "On Being a Therapist," and was fascinated. Too, I've done some research on just how much education and training PhD psychologists have to complete to become licensed, and I have much more respect for their profession than I did years ago. PhD psychs don't earn as much money as one would think, if they are in private practice (I don't know much about social workers). Yes, definitely, at least a PhD psychologist in clinical practice performs a real job.